Gedit as the default editor in crontab

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How do I make gedit the default editor for crontab?



So far I've tried:



sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/gnome-text-editor gnome-text-editor /usr/bin/gedit 100


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sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/editor editor /usr/bin/gedit 100


No luck so far. (maybe I just need to reboot?)






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    How do I make gedit the default editor for crontab?



    So far I've tried:



    sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/gnome-text-editor gnome-text-editor /usr/bin/gedit 100


    and



    sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/editor editor /usr/bin/gedit 100


    No luck so far. (maybe I just need to reboot?)






    command-line cron gedit default-programs editor







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      How do I make gedit the default editor for crontab?



      So far I've tried:



      sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/gnome-text-editor gnome-text-editor /usr/bin/gedit 100


      and



      sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/editor editor /usr/bin/gedit 100


      No luck so far. (maybe I just need to reboot?)






      command-line cron gedit default-programs editor







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      How do I make gedit the default editor for crontab?



      So far I've tried:



      sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/gnome-text-editor gnome-text-editor /usr/bin/gedit 100


      and



      sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/editor editor /usr/bin/gedit 100


      No luck so far. (maybe I just need to reboot?)






      command-line cron gedit default-programs editor




      command-line cron gedit default-programs editor






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          Open .profile file using your desired editor:



          gedit ~/.profile


          Add this line to the file and save it:



          export EDITOR=gedit


          Logout and re-login. Now when you use crontab -e it would open gedit.



          Remember that it's going to set gedit as default editors for other commands too, if you want it only for crontab then create an alias:



          alias crontab='EDITOR=gedit crontab -e'





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          • For extra credit any idea why the other methods (mentioned above) didn't work?
            – J Rosenberg
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          • Because crontab opens the config files using editor defined in EDITOR variable... like most of the other commands.
            – Ravexina
            2 hours ago










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          Open .profile file using your desired editor:



          gedit ~/.profile


          Add this line to the file and save it:



          export EDITOR=gedit


          Logout and re-login. Now when you use crontab -e it would open gedit.



          Remember that it's going to set gedit as default editors for other commands too, if you want it only for crontab then create an alias:



          alias crontab='EDITOR=gedit crontab -e'





          share|improve this answer






















          • For extra credit any idea why the other methods (mentioned above) didn't work?
            – J Rosenberg
            2 hours ago










          • Because crontab opens the config files using editor defined in EDITOR variable... like most of the other commands.
            – Ravexina
            2 hours ago














          up vote
          3
          down vote



          accepted










          Open .profile file using your desired editor:



          gedit ~/.profile


          Add this line to the file and save it:



          export EDITOR=gedit


          Logout and re-login. Now when you use crontab -e it would open gedit.



          Remember that it's going to set gedit as default editors for other commands too, if you want it only for crontab then create an alias:



          alias crontab='EDITOR=gedit crontab -e'





          share|improve this answer






















          • For extra credit any idea why the other methods (mentioned above) didn't work?
            – J Rosenberg
            2 hours ago










          • Because crontab opens the config files using editor defined in EDITOR variable... like most of the other commands.
            – Ravexina
            2 hours ago












          up vote
          3
          down vote



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          up vote
          3
          down vote



          accepted






          Open .profile file using your desired editor:



          gedit ~/.profile


          Add this line to the file and save it:



          export EDITOR=gedit


          Logout and re-login. Now when you use crontab -e it would open gedit.



          Remember that it's going to set gedit as default editors for other commands too, if you want it only for crontab then create an alias:



          alias crontab='EDITOR=gedit crontab -e'





          share|improve this answer














          Open .profile file using your desired editor:



          gedit ~/.profile


          Add this line to the file and save it:



          export EDITOR=gedit


          Logout and re-login. Now when you use crontab -e it would open gedit.



          Remember that it's going to set gedit as default editors for other commands too, if you want it only for crontab then create an alias:



          alias crontab='EDITOR=gedit crontab -e'






          share|improve this answer














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          • For extra credit any idea why the other methods (mentioned above) didn't work?
            – J Rosenberg
            2 hours ago










          • Because crontab opens the config files using editor defined in EDITOR variable... like most of the other commands.
            – Ravexina
            2 hours ago
















          • For extra credit any idea why the other methods (mentioned above) didn't work?
            – J Rosenberg
            2 hours ago










          • Because crontab opens the config files using editor defined in EDITOR variable... like most of the other commands.
            – Ravexina
            2 hours ago















          For extra credit any idea why the other methods (mentioned above) didn't work?
          – J Rosenberg
          2 hours ago




          For extra credit any idea why the other methods (mentioned above) didn't work?
          – J Rosenberg
          2 hours ago












          Because crontab opens the config files using editor defined in EDITOR variable... like most of the other commands.
          – Ravexina
          2 hours ago




          Because crontab opens the config files using editor defined in EDITOR variable... like most of the other commands.
          – Ravexina
          2 hours ago










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